Britney Spears and Elton John together for a duet .
After the November sentence of Los Angeles judge Brenda Penny which sanctioned her release from her father, a miscarriage in May and a wedding in June in Los Angeles, the Queen and the King of Pop recorded "Hold Me Closer" in semi-secrecy in producer Andrew Watts' Beverly Hills studio in July, and the song is available today on all streaming platforms.
The single mixes Elton John's 1971 "Tiny Dancer" with 1992's "The One" and a touch of 1976's "Don't Go Breaking My Heart".
The duet is the second after what John recorded last year with Dua Lipa combining "Rocket man", "Sacrifice", "Kiss the Bride" and "Where's the Shoora?", Thanks to which Elton became the first artist solo to enter with a single in the British top ten for six consecutive decades: "I want to do one a year", the singer told the "Guardian" who interviewed him today.
Britney Spears and Elton John first met in 2014 at the 22nd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party. "It was David's idea," Elton told The Guardian referring to her husband David Furnish: "He said, wouldn't it be great if Britney was the guest vocalist on the" Tiny Dancer remix? "
After the announcement, however , Britney deleted her Instagram profile : "I'm learning that every day is a clean slate, we must always try to be a better person and we must do what makes us happy ... yes, I choose happiness today. . I tell myself every day to let go of the bitterness and pain in order to try to forgive myself and others for what happened, ”she explained on Twitter. A way to get away from the haters in a day full of satisfactions.
(Unioneonline / D)